In this mind-bending new video uploaded on YouTube, a magnetic levitation (maglev) device created by Dutch company Crealev, allows a chessboard, books, and even a brick to hang in the air with no support whatsoever.

By positioning two strong magnets with like poles facing each other, gravity is counteracted, allowing objects to hover rather than fall to the ground.

The ring can be hidden in objects weighing up to 9kg (Picture: MakeAGif.com)

The device in this video can float objects weighing 9kg (20lbs) – about the weight of a nine-month-old baby – in which a magnetic ring is hidden.

Brusspup, who create science and illusion videos, made the footage while visiting the Netherlands, teaming up with Eindhoven-based Crealev to demonstrate the capabilities of the module.

‘The device is too huge and powerful, it’s really hard to believe,’ he wrote in a post accompanying the video.

YouTube user brusspup is a Star Wars fan (Picture: MakeAGif.com)

And he admits he indulged his love of Star Wars in his demonstrations.

‘As a kid I dreamed of the Millennium Falcon,’ he said.

‘To see it floating just brings it to another level of reality.’

Crealev’s other products include floating lamps and custom floating displays.